Caffeine may offset some health risks of diets high in fat, sugar
Credit: Photo by Fred Zwicky CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A new study in rats suggests that caffeine may offset some of ...
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Obesity Medicine Association to launch OMA local chapters in early 2020
Initiative to foster collaboration among health care professionals in 12 cities/states around the countryCredit: Obesity Medicine Association DENVER, COLO. -- ...
New review study shows that egg-industry-funded research downplays danger of cholesterol
Researchers explain how faulty, industry-funded studies can harm public healthCredit: Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine WASHINGTON--Controversial headlines claiming that eggs ...
Exercise yields some cardiovascular benefits in children with excess weight
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University Eight months of daily, afterschool physical activity in previously inactive 8- to 11-year-olds ...
Weight for it: Time-restricted eating benefits those at risk for diabetes, heart disease
Pilot study finds limiting food consumption to a 10-hour window each day translated into lost pounds, lower blood pressure and ...
A new therapeutic target against diseases caused by lipid accumulation in cells
Study with the CRISPR/Cas9 editing technologyCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Researchers from the University of Barcelona (UB) and the August Pi ...
Hops compounds help with metabolic syndrome while reducing microbiome diversity
Credit: (Photo courtesy of Oregon State University) CORVALLIS, Ore. - Compounds from hops may combat metabolic syndrome by changing the ...
Wearable sweat sensor detects gout-causing compounds
Credit: Caltech There are numerous things to dislike about going to the doctor: Paying a copay, sitting in the waiting ...
Could sphingolipids help solve a racial paradox in heart disease?
When it comes to predicting heart disease in African Americans, measuring HDL and LDL cholesterol is not enough. A Medical ...
15-year study finds treatment gaps exist for patients with peripheral arterial disease
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a progressive and life-threatening form of atherosclerosis that narrows the arteries serving ...
Find FH® machine learning model flags individuals with FH for first time at national level
FH Foundation study published online in the Lancet Digital Health and presented at FH Global SummitCredit: The FH Foundation ATLANTA, ...
Preclinical research helps explain why fatty livers are more susceptible to cancer
Credit: Photo by Maricruz Kwon/UTHealth Fatty liver disease is contributing to an increase in liver cancer and basic scientists at ...
Mummy study: Heart disease was bigger issue for human ancestors than initially thought
Credit: Photo by Maricruz Kwon/UTHealth A new imaging study of the mummified arteries of people who lived thousands of years ...
Familial hypercholesterolemia patients at high risk for cardiovascular events
Earlier diagnosis and more aggressive cholesterol lowering may reduce the risk according to new data from the FH Foundation's CASCADE ...
Study reveals how HIV infection may contribute to metabolic conditions
Credit: Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute A single viral factor released from HIV-infected cells may wreak havoc on the body ...
MicroRNAs from human fat cells can impair macrophage ability to eliminate cholesterol
Fat isn't just tissue; it's a metabolic organ capable of communicating with various cell typesCredit: "Cholesterol efflux alterations in adolescent ...
More heart attacks and strokes when cholesterol-lowering prescription rejected or unfilled
Credit: The FH Foundation Individuals at high risk for cardiovascular events, including those with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) or atherosclerotic heart ...
Is intensive treatment to lower lipid levels beneficial to older patients after acute coronary syndrome?
What The Study Did: In this secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial, researchers examined the association of age with ...
Cholesterol-lowering drugs under-prescribed for prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
In a large retrospective study, investigators identify a significant treatment gap in managing patients with and at risk for clinical ...
Novel nanoparticles deliver CRISPR gene editing tools into the cell with much higher efficiency
Researchers used lipid nanoparticles to deliver CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tools for potential treatment of hyperlipidemia.Credit: From animation by Visual Science ...
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